MARIST BROTHERS' SCHOOL, WANGANUI

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 1, 3 January 1907, Page 14

MARIST BROTHERS' SCHOOL, WANGANUI

The Mayor presided at the annual distribution ofprizes to the pupils of the Marist .Brothers' School, Wanganui. In the course of his report on the year's, work Brother Coleman said : Our school has been very successful, as may be seen by the result obtained in the Government Inspector's report, which was a very favorable one. Eighty-five pupils were exanAned, and all acquitted themselves with credit. Twelve- boys were presented for the Sixth Standard, and eleven of these succeeded in passing, . and securing • certificates, which they received yesterday. Our school compares favorably with other schools in this district, and as an evidence that we ate not behind schools elsewhere, I might mention that one of the pupils— John O'Connor — gained the scholarship to the Sacred Heart College, Auckland, which was open to all the Catholie- 'boys' schools in the Colony. Ail the Marist Brothers' schools (eight in number) were represented in the competition", and I think that .Wanganui should .be proud that one of its boys should win three- years'" free tuition- in one of the leading colleges in the country. The spholarship is valued at 105 guineas. The • year before two of our pupils captured the St. Patrick's scholarships, and accepted them. With regard to the boys .who have passed the Seventh Standard and left school, I -am pleased to state that they have secured good positions, and I trust they will be sufficiently wise to pursue their studies aod better 'their positions. The result of the night school work was satisfactory, inasmuch as two. of the students obtained passes in section H of the Pharmacy examination held 1 in October last. Our efforts in the art class have been handsomely rewarded by one' of the pupils gaining first prize at the Flower Show for shading and second for drawing at the Agricultural Show, whilst others secured certificates of merit.- In- thus attending Ho the wants of the intellectual man, the physical- side has not been forgotten, for the boys were able to hold more than their own in their football contests with the other schools, and 'the fact that there has been little, or no sickness, in the school • clearly shows the effectiveness of their outdoor exercises. Last, but not least, we -come to the main - object of our work as teachers. I mean the religious trairJing of our pupils. This has been attended to, but time alone will tell with what results.

PRIZE LIST.

Good Conduct Medal.— F. Crompton. Christian Doetiine.— Senior division, J. Welsh Athletics Medal.— J. Cionin.

' Standard- Vli.— Dux medal, John Welsh; arithmetic John O'Connor ; shorthand and bookkeeping, John Koche ; French and- Latin, Charles Cronin ;, algebra and geometry, Thomas. Boyle ; English medal, John Welsh Standard .Vl.— Dux of Primary Department, Kevin l.rotty (this pupil wins the Caledonian .Society's medal) second in general proficiency, Laurence Loftus ; arithmetic, Michael Shale ; freehand and geometrical drawing, Oswald Hobson ; blackboard drawing, Edwin Perrett ; geography and writing, Arthur Greener ; reading, Gerald Mahoney ; English and physiology, Kevin Crotty. Standard V.— General proficiency; William Neylon • Christian doctrine, Ernest Stafford ; English, John' Richardson ; arithmetic, " William Neylon'; reading Thomas Crotty ; geography, Horace Hunt ; writing and drawing, Francis Briggs ; regular attendance, Regan kiely ; geography, Jeremiah O'Leary. nda T d i IV /7I G t neral P roficienc 7-. "Joseph Quirk - f English, John McCulloch ; arithmetic, Kevin Mahoney • geography, .James Richardson; reading, Joseph Quirk'writing and drawing, William Briggs ; singing, George

'Standard lll.— General proficiency, Owen Grogan ; English, Charles Jensen ; -easing, Dominic Cronin ; second for reading, Louis Burbush'; arithmetic, Robert Hall ; drawing, George Smithies ; catechism, Cuthbert Corliss; geography, Ueleston Ney lon ; spelling, Charles Lloyd ; special for design, Owen-Grogarir Standard ll.— English, Benie Kiely ; reading, Edward Wood ; arithmetic, George Corliss ; drawing, Phil Corliss; writing, Roy Ahem ; catechism, Thomas Bourke ;' spelling, Charles Greener. • Standard I.— Heading, Peter Cronin ; writing, Joseph Flynn ; arithmetic, W alter Callaghan ; catechism, Joseph Curran ; spelling, Bernie McCarthy.